Harrier 4Sqn RAF Gütersloh im Manöver Lionheart 9/1984

Harrier 4Sqn RAF Gütersloh im Manöver Lionheart 9/1984
WDR/Bielefeld, TV-Mitschnitt. Neben der Landstraße L793 bei Warendorf hat die 4Sqn der RAF Gütersloh einen Feldflugplatz während des Manövers „Lionheart 1984 zu Übungszwecken angelegt. Start- und Landebahn für die Harrier GR3 ist die abgesperrte Landstraße. Sorry für den Kommentar.

[@gusgone4527]

I spent Lionheart in various traffic jams that were apparently obliterated by Warsaw Pact air strikes. Fraternising with the locals of the low countries. An interesting experience that taught the MoD and NATO some valuable lessons. Not least of which was to issue troops with more letters from France.

[@Ubique2927]

I was in Royal Engineer Harrier Support at the time. I was there and watched some of the filming. The RAF seemed to think that these sites just appeared overnight rather than being built by us. They continuously bent our tin and never apologised or offered to fix it!

[@DC-ep5gv]

Ha turn it in mate...your job was to lay the tin and build the hides our job was to operate ......simple

[@d-rob5513]

Pretty sure that was your job ? 🤔😂

[@watson946]

Oh mate, I know, sometimes the pilots would go flying and when they got back would say it’s U/S! That’s right, they broke it! They even expected us to clean bugs off the windscreen! The cheek of those grow bags!

[@Ubique2927]

@@DC-ep5gv .. You don’t understand sarcasm do you.

[@DC-ep5gv]

@@Ubique2927 it was a joke and clearly tongue in cheek so you obviously don’t understand humour!!

[@Jaguar79gt]

ich wohne quasi direkt neben dem flughafen gütersloh, wo die damals stationiert waren. vielleicht waren es nicht die harrier, aber es haben dort oft genug flugzeuge die schallmauer durchbrochen. wir hatten damal noch holzfenster, wo ich immer gedacht habe.....jetzt brauchen wir neue. bin damals als kind immer mit dem rad zum flugplatz und habe mir vom zaun aus das spektakel immer angeschaut. schon beeindruckend so ein harrier.... :)

[@SimonBauer7]

die harrier waren es garantiert nicht, die können kein überschall.

[@allgood6760]

Thanks!... we have a GR3 Harrier in a museum here in NZ 👍🇳🇿

[@tonyhaynes9080]

They had the German newspapers come round in '79 and when I got back off deployment I asked my girlfriend to translate what it said. Most amusing the bit about how the cooks always had hot water ready for the tea pause. I was lucky and did 4 Sqn 78-80. Loved the detachments to Belize

[@Comm0ut]

I went there TDY with two USAF Broncos from Sembach and quite enjoyed it. Our pilots gave some RAF (non-aircrew) personnel back seat rides. Two junior officers vomited but the one enlisted Harrier maintainer didn't and came back grinning ear to ear. (Bronco jocks were noted for giving memorable incentive rides.) The RAF custom of senior and junior enlisted ranks dining separately didn't suit egalitarian Yank ways so for meals E-4 and under borrowed our SSgt's spare shirts. Harrier maintenance mobility including ready duplicate equipment on lorries was impressive and a fine way to (possibly) avoid the expected chemical agent bath other bases would have had to operate in 24/7 until end of hostilities.

[@Wonkabar007]

The RAF always used to eat well on exercise.

[@mikey48ful]

I was actually on this exercise,my first in my 3yrs at gutersloh,84/87.

[@mickeydiver17]

Knew the end was coming when the Lightnings got replaced by the Harriers. End of an era!

[@roverade1]

the case of the morphing Harrier...1st you see it ...Single seater...then you dont it morphs into a 2 seater that lands vertically , then the single seater takes off again

[@Mostrom]

Can't see the lightning ll using public roads as runways.....the harrier is badly missed in that aspect and would still be in service as army support if wasn't for its attrition rate

[@mervyn7451]

I'd just left RAF Swinderby then after basic training!

[@swilmers]

Ha, my old man was an officer in charge of recruits at Swinderby around that time.

[@WiseEarthMan]

wow..remember exercise Lionheart well..my first exercise in Germany with 2RTR as chieftan tank driver..

[@beefsuprem0241]

I don't think today's RAF would know what to do with a mess tin.

[@lionheartministrys3933]

Seen my brothers and sisters in Christ. 💪✝️

[@myrkul777]

All I have to say is who the fuck disliked this video, and for what reason?!

[@ChrisParker340]

That's a very handsome pilot at 0:06!

[@petervharris]

Wibbly??

[@texstars1]

You should see the ground crew!!

[@ChrisParker340]

@@texstars1 Loved you all!

[@texstars1]

@@ChrisParker340 My past assessments don't bear this out! Next, Olga Strapov ex KGB, states that the pilot at 0:06 bears a striking resemblance to Rasputin stiffening the resolve of Soviet women to fight back and resist at all costs..

[@wasabinator]

Dude at 3:01 going deaf